Think Geek has a new line of 50th anniversary travel mugs, limited release of one per month, collect all 12, no getting the ones you missed without a TARDIS. I have no idea what the 12th one is, and I don't feel like going to Gallifrey Base to sort through the posts there for crazy rumors.

Think Geek has a new line of 50th anniversary travel mugs, limited release of one per month, collect all 12, no getting the ones you missed without a TARDIS. I have no idea what the 12th one is, and I don't feel like going to Gallifrey Base to sort through the posts there for crazy rumors.

Think Geek has a new line of 50th anniversary travel mugs, limited release of one per month, collect all 12, no getting the ones you missed without a TARDIS. I have no idea what the 12th one is, and I don't feel like going to Gallifrey Base to sort through the posts there for crazy rumors.

Rumor has it the end of this season has Matt Smith saying his goodbyes in the role. If so, I'll be sad to see him go, and it feels like a very short run for him (but about average for an actor in the role).

It doesn't help that the BBC has been aggressively trying to kill the cash cow that is the Doctor again by scaling back on the number of episodes per series, and splitting each series up left right and center.

Theyre not trying to kill the cash cow, but remember the BBC is funded by license fees and those havent gone up much in recent years, the new sets and producing content in HD _costs_, as does filming in location (hence the use of so many quarries for alien planets, theyre CHEAP).

Dr Who is bringing in immense troughloads, much like Top Gear, theyre in no hurry to kill it, but they cant afford HBO Game of thrones level productions - you probably get close to a series of Who for the price of 1 or 2 episodes of GoT.

Matt Smith leaving, maybe, maybe another season or two, I personally hope he stays but I can understand the lure of holywood....

Smith grew on me as a doctor and I do like the job he's done. Especially given that he's been saddled with some terrible scripts during his run. Some great ones as well, but there have been some pretty poor stories to me. More so, in my mind, than the previous two. I re-watched most of the 9th and 10th Doctor's runs over a few months last year so they're still somewhat fresh in my mind.

That's where they really need to do something, no matter who the Doctor is next series.

Smith grew on me as a doctor and I do like the job he's done. Especially given that he's been saddled with some terrible scripts during his run. Some great ones as well, but there have been some pretty poor stories to me. More so, in my mind, than the previous two. I re-watched most of the 9th and 10th Doctor's runs over a few months last year so they're still somewhat fresh in my mind.

That's where they really need to do something, no matter who the Doctor is next series.

IMO, they need to get rid of the series long arcs. A couple episodes sure, but not every single one.

Well, now that we know a Time Lord can regenerate into a body of the opposite sex, I guess we could start having female Doctors. But I'm not sure if the BBC brass, or even the public, would go for that.... at least at first.

Speaking as someone who hasn't seen any of the older stuff, that last one of an Ice Warrior is absolutely ridiculous. You can clearly see it's a suit of armor because of the chin. In human terms, it would the equivalent of if all soldiers wore body armor that was not only flesh colored, but also had imitation hair, pores, and imitation skin wrinkles.

Speaking as someone who hasn't seen any of the older stuff, that last one of an Ice Warrior is absolutely ridiculous. You can clearly see it's a suit of armor because of the chin. In human terms, it would the equivalent of if all soldiers wore body armor that was not only flesh colored, but also had imitation hair, pores, and imitation skin wrinkles.

Well, now that we know a Time Lord can regenerate into a body of the opposite sex, I guess we could start having female Doctors. But I'm not sure if the BBC brass, or even the public, would go for that.... at least at first.

For a female Doctor to go over well, in addition to talent and chemistry, they'd have to have won multiple acting awards to be taken seriously, like lots of BAFTA's or an Oscar or two (Charlize Theron? Angelina Jolie? Glenn Close?). Plus there's the length of the commitment and the lack of time during the year to do any other productions of anything.

Well, now that we know a Time Lord can regenerate into a body of the opposite sex, I guess we could start having female Doctors. But I'm not sure if the BBC brass, or even the public, would go for that.... at least at first.

For a female Doctor to go over well, in addition to talent and chemistry, they'd have to have won multiple acting awards to be taken seriously, like lots of BAFTA's or an Oscar or two (Charlize Theron? Angelina Jolie? Glenn Close?). Plus there's the length of the commitment and the lack of time during the year to do any other productions of anything.

Alex Kingston would have been an acceptable Dr replacement in a totally different storyline.

I don't think even BBC is willing to create a lesbian marriage between a female doctor and River Song.

I get the feeling that River hasn't met any other regenerations of the Doctor other then 10 and 11. She dies in 10's time, and marries him during the 11th's time. Then again, we don't know what is in store for the 12th and onward. Who knows, maybe he can rescue her from the Library in the future...

I don't think even BBC is willing to create a lesbian marriage between a female doctor and River Song.

I get the feeling that River hasn't met any other regenerations of the Doctor other then 10 and 11. She dies in 10's time, and marries him during the 11th's time. Then again, we don't know what is in store for the 12th and onward. Who knows, maybe he can rescue her from the Library in the future...

River has pictures of all the incarnations, so I'm guessing she may have met (or just seen) them at some point.

Well, now that we know a Time Lord can regenerate into a body of the opposite sex, I guess we could start having female Doctors. But I'm not sure if the BBC brass, or even the public, would go for that.... at least at first.

For a female Doctor to go over well, in addition to talent and chemistry, they'd have to have won multiple acting awards to be taken seriously, like lots of BAFTA's or an Oscar or two (Charlize Theron? Angelina Jolie? Glenn Close?). Plus there's the length of the commitment and the lack of time during the year to do any other productions of anything.

Why? Do the male Doctors have multiple acting awards when they get the role? And time commitment? It's what actors do, it's their job, if they aren't able to commit to the role, they don't get the job (See also: Tom Selleck and Pierce Brosnan).